Job Description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to support the Finance Operations (FinOps) Controllership team at Amazon. We’re looking for someone who can take lead in understanding complex FinOps processes and identify the full range of risks related to processes, regulatory compliance, organization, policy, and technology. This individual will ensure FinOps processes stay ahead of risks associated with process design, internal control effectiveness, computer system integration, and other relevant areas.

As a Senior Risk Manager on the FORGE team, you won't just find problems—you'll architect solutions. You will lead high-impact audits and risk programs across Finance Operations (FinOps), with a primary focus on Accounts Receivable and Payroll. Your work will directly strengthen the control environment, protect Amazon from material risk, and drive the kind of operational excellence that lets Finance scale with confidence.

This isn't a role where you wait for direction. You'll operate in spaces where the problem isn't fully defined, where control gaps span multiple systems and teams, and where the right answer requires deep investigation, cross-functional influence, and the courage to challenge the status quo. If you thrive on turning complexity into clarity—and ambiguity into action—this role was built for you.

Key job responsibilities

Successful candidates must be eager to dive deep into processes and have a proven record of delivering meaningful risks and recommendations to the business. The candidate should have strong auditing skills, problem solving skills, systems and process knowledge, and a passion for customer service. Specific core responsibilities are below: • Perform risk assessment of the services and functions in FinOps • Perform end to end audits, including scoping, fieldwork, and reporting. • Evaluate design and effectiveness of FinOps controls • Evaluate policy and process exceptions • Provide trainings that improve and raise the bar on controllership with respect to policies and other requirements • Support external regulatory and statutory auditor requests

A day in the life

• Lead scoping, planning, and execution of complex audits and risk assessments across FinOps processes.
• Own end-to-end lifecycle of high-impact, cross-functional risk programs.
• Identify control gaps, evaluate control effectiveness, and drive sustainable remediation plans.
• Define project objectives, success criteria, and risk reduction metrics.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize risk initiatives, influence decisions, and drive execution.
• Develop data-driven audit reports and executive communications presenting findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Influence stakeholders to implement scalable, automated controls and eliminate recurring risks.
• Leverage data, automation, and technology to improve risk detection and audit efficiency.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
• Experience in internal audit and risk management or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
• Experience managing multiple competing priorities simultaneously and driving goals to completion
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Risk Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
• Experience at consulting firms or equivalent
• Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship
• Experience in relevant finance roles, or experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes
• Experience working with Finance Operations processes, preferably Order-to-Cash (O2C), Hire-to-Pay, or other financial transaction processes.

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